- [Voiceover] In the last video, you learned how you can…configure the security settings on an individual…mobile device to meet an organization's…security requirements.…If you try to do that for every single device in your…organization, you'll be facing a formidable challenge.…That's where Mobile Device Management technology…comes into play.…Mobile Device Management, or MDM solutions…provide organizations with an easy way to manage…the security settings on many mobile devices simultaneously.…It's similar to the way that you might use…Active Directory to manage the settings on many…Windows computer systems.…

Administrators may create and enforce policies…across groups of devices from a central console…without requiring access to multiple devices.…MDM also allows administrators to perform…device configuration management,…preventing end users from disabling the security settings…on their devices, in a way that overrides the organization's…security policies.…For example, you can use MDM to require that devices…be protected with an alphanumeric passcode,…

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3/28/2016

Learn the fundamentals of securing applications, data, and hosts, which are crucial skills for IT professionals responsible for keeping their network secure. This course is part of our extensive CompTIA Security+ Exam Prep series, which prepares IT security professionals to pass the test and become globally certified with CompTIA, "the voice of the world's (IT) information technology industry." IT director Mike Chapple provides an overview of application security best practices—including collaborating with software developers for more secure code—as well as desktop and mobile device security. Mike also takes a close look at securing hosts, using techniques such as OS hardening and malware prevention. The course concludes with discussion of data security and special considerations for securing static environments.

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